Workin' Band is the 1988 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The album peaked at No. 33 on the US country albums chart. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" and "I've Been Lookin'" were released as singles, each reaching the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart. This was their first album to feature Bernie Leadon, who replaced founding member John McEuen, because he left for a solo career.

Workin' Band
Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released	1988
Genre	Country, country rock, folk rock, bluegrass
Label	Warner Bros. Nashville
Producer	Josh Leo
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Hold On (1987) Workin' Band (1988) More Great Dirt (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" (Jimmie Fadden) – 3:50
2. "I've Been Lookin'" (Jimmy Ibbotson, Jeff Hanna) – 3:20
3. "Soldier of Love" (Richard Brannan, A. Crawford, David Malloy) – 3:43
4. "Down That Road Tonight" (Jeff Hanna, Josh Leo, Wendy Waldman) – 3:08
5. "Baby Blues" (Bob Carpenter, Waldman) – 3:36
6. "Corduroy Road" (Bernie Leadon) – 3:14
7. "Johnny O" (Leo, Waldman) – 3:27
8. "Thunder and Lightnin'" (Val & Birdie) – 3:06
9. "A Lot Like Me" (Carpenter) – 4:35
10. "Living Without You" (Kevin Welch, J. Fred Knobloch) – 3:45
11. "Brass Sky" (Ibbotson) – 5:13
12. "I've Been Lookin' (Reprise)" :30

Personnel

• Jeff Hanna – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Jimmie Fadden – vocals, drums, harmonica, jaw harp, percussion
• Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, bass, guitars, mandolin, mandola, percussion
• Bob Carpenter – vocals, piano, synthesizer, accordion, keyboard bass

Other players

• Bernie Leadon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, 5-string banjo, mandolin, mandocello, slide guitar
• Josh Leo – electric and acoustic guitar
• Larry Paxton – electric bass
• Mark O'Connor – fiddle

Production

• Producer – Josh Leo

Chart performance

References

All information is from album liner noted unless otherwise noted. Writing credits from the LP label. [2]

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